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Starting now, this year (2018), you have to consider your Section 199A deduction in your year-end tax planning. If you don’t, you could end up with a big fat $0 for your deduction amount. If your taxable income is above $157,500 (or $315,000 on a joint return), then your type of business, wages ...
12/10/2018
You probably think you can’t take money out of your IRAs before age 59 1/2 unless you meet a narrow exception to the unpleasant 10 percent penalty on early distributions. But that’s not true. We have a variety of planning opportunities here.For example, you don’t pay taxes or the 10 percent penal...
12/07/2018
The smell of a new car to start the year, it sounds and smells nice. If we can save taxes that makes it even better! Here are some things to consider, first ask your self some two questions.The Two questions: Do you need a replacement business car, SUV, van, or pickup truck? Do you need tax deduc...
12/06/2018
Tax reform made many good changes in the tax law for the small-business owner. But the changes to the net operating loss (NOL) deduction rules are not in the good-changes category. They are designed to hurt you and put money in the IRS’s pocket. Now, if you have a bad year in your business, the n...
12/03/2018
If you claim status as a tax law–defined real estate professional who can deduct his or her rental property losses, your time record for the year must prove that you spent more than one-half of your personal service time in real property trades or businesses in which you materially participate,...
11/30/2018
The first good news is that you can be both real estate investor and real estate dealer with respect to your real estate portfolio in the Redlands, California and surrounding areas..The next good news is that you are in control, and by knowing just a few rules about dealer and investor classifica...
11/29/2018
Your rental properties provide tax shelter when you can deduct your losses against your other income. One step to deducting the losses is to pass the tax code’s 750-hour test. And one step to finding the hours you need to pass the time test may be your drive times.Trzeciak CaseMariam Trzeciak own...
11/26/2018
Respond immediately to an email contact requestIf the “contact us” email address listed on your website really means contact you, you’ll quickly be overwhelmed by the number of emails awaiting your reply. And responding days later isn’t an option. Waiting even 30 minutes to make contact decreases...
11/23/2018
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Let’s face it, there are a ton of software options for your business. Some are free, some are a little pricey, and some are industry specific. In the end, if you are still relying on a legal pad and an Excel spreadsheet to do business, you’re missing out. This isn’t about QuickBooks (although y...
11/19/2018
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Nobody likes to be sold to. Not one single person on Earth enjoys having products or services relentlessly shoved in their face. It's why the stereotype of the "sleazy used-car salesman" is such a popular trope in entertainment. He's easy to vilify because that's all he does: "sell to" people lik...
11/16/2018